Ticket-canceling and coin fare-box.



1. M. JOHNSON.

TICKET CANCELING AND COlN FARE BOX.

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TICKET CANCELING AND COIN FARE BOX.

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J. M. JOHNSON.

TICKET CANCELING AND COIN FARE BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1914.

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TICKET CANCELING AND COIN FARE BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1914.

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TICKET CANCELING AND com FARE Box.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, I914.

Patented Jan. 15, 1918.

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JAY M."JOHNSON, 0E CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

' TICKET-CANCELING AND COIN FARE-BOX. 7

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 15, 1918.

Application filed. may 28, 1914. Serial No. 841,686.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAY.M. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ticket-Canceling' and Coin Fare-Boxes; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, referencebeing had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the .numerals of referencemarked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

It has become nearly general inpractice for street railway companies'andcertain other transportation lines, and even places of amusement ofcertain kinds, to make use of collection boxes operated by the fare orticket taker, and into which tickets and sometimes cash fares, aredelivered indiscriminately mixed, as the same are received. Usually,such boxes are mere receptacles to receive the: fare or prepayment andit is possible, should the operator or any one else have access to thetickets, to use the tickets again for payment of fare or admission. Insome instances Where tickets only are" collected, a ticket chopper isused,

which cuts up the tickets or macerates them.

beyond the possibility of use or even recognition and identification.

It is an object of this invention to afford a fare 'box adaptedto'receive coin fare and to deliver the same to an inspectioncompartment, and to afford in connection therewith the tickets aredelivered to a place or compartment for inspection.

It is also an object of theinvention to aflord a self-inkingcancelingdevice.

It is further an object of the invention to afford a device whereby thenormally inert canceling device,'is brought into operation by thepresentation of the tickets thereinto.

It is an important object of the invention to afford a constructionwhereby the ticket is canceled Without mutilation, thus en ablin'g theauditorto inspect and identify the tickets canceled.

It is an important objectof the invention to'afford a fare box adaptedfor use in collectingboth cash fares and ticket fares; to deliver theone to a place not accessible to the operator except for inspection; tocancel the tickets, and. to deliver the same for in spection to acompartment not accessible to;

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the operator, and to afford. means to deliver the inspected tickets to alocked collection compartment.

The invention embraces many novel features, and (in a preferred form) isillustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a front elevation partly in section of a device embodying myinvention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section on line 2.-2 of Fig. 1. V

Fig. 3 is a front interior view of the back of the casing and ofthebaflle plates thereon affording a part of the tortuous coin chute.

Fig. l is an enlarged, fragmentary front elevation with the front plateremoved.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged, fragmentary top plan view showing the front plateof the casing, and the cap for the coin chute removed.

'Fig.-- 6 is an enlarged, fragmentary detail illustrating theconstruction of the ticket slot.

-Fig. 7 is a fragmentary section on line 77 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged, longitudinal section of the canceling, and one ofthe inking rolls.

Fig. 9 is a diagrammatic detail illustratthe motor circuit and switch.

Fig. 10 is an enlarged detail view illustrating the drive for thecanceling rolls.

. Fig. 11 is a detail view of the spring construction for closing andsupporting, the bottom of the ticket inspection compartment.

Fig. 12 is a reduced vertical section, illustrating the driving of thedevice from the motor of the fare register with which the device isassociated.

Figs. 13v and 14:, are enlarged details of I the drive illustrated inFig. 12.

As shown in the drawings: A-casing s constructed of cast or pressedmetal or anysu table materlal, substantially identical in mostparticulars with the casing As shown, said casing comprises side walls1, a back Wall 2, an intermediate partition ,3 and a front wall 4,affording a rearcoin chute and a front ticket canceling device,

an inspection compartment, and a'collecti oncompartment.

As shown, the-back plate 2, has secured thereto central upwardly.vdirected .bafile plates 5, lateral inwardly and downthe coin aperturesin the cap 9, fall succes-' sively from one to another until at lastdelivered into the com inspection compartment 10. Said compartment 10,as shown,

is provided with glass or other transparent sides 11, mounted in asuitable metallic frame 12, and which is secured upon, and is thecollecting means fora fare register 13, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and12, said coins falling upon a dumping door or bottom upon which the sameare supported until delivered to the fare registering machine.

The front, back and side walls of the casing above described, areprovided near their lower ends with downwardly facing shoulders 14,below which the casing is restricted in width and thickness to fit intothe coin inspection compartment before described, as illustrated inFigs. 1 and 2, and is rigidly secured therein by means of any suitablebolts or otherwise to prevent removal except by those authorized so todo. A permanent floor or bottom 15, is provided at the bottom of theside walls 1, and said partition 3, of the casing, upon which thecanceled and inspected tickets fall, said bottom 15, affording thebottom of the collection compartment. A door 16, is suitably hinged tothe front wall 4, and provided with a lock 17, permitting the canceledand inspected tickets to be removed by one pos- 7 sessed of the requiredkey.

Above the collection compartment, is the inspection compartment for theticket fare box, and above the latter and delivering thereinto, are thecanceling means.

Said canceling means comprise tubular rolls or shafts 18, havingthreaded plugs 19, in each end thereof and adapted to contain rintersink or an suitable stainin or discoloring means capable of canceling theticket by marking the face thereof. Secured on said shafts are bushin sor collars 20, each provided with a peripherial flange and engaged onopposite sides of a felt washer or roll 21, as shown more fully in Fig.8, and as shown, the tubular shaft is perforated at each of said feltwashers 21, to permit the ink contained in said shaft to be absorbedthereby. Intermeshing gear wheels 22, are provided on said shafts todrive the same simultaneously and oppositely. V

Mounted in a suitable casing 23, which, if preferred, may be secured tothe side wall of the fare box, is an electric motor, the shaft 24, ofwhich is provided with a pinion 25,

as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 10, and

which meshes with a relatively large gear 26, to which is rigidlysecured a coaxial pinion. 27, which meshes with one of the gear wheels22, on one of said shafts, so that the drive of the motor greatlyreduced in speed, is communicated to rotate said canceling rolls. One ofsaid rolls is journaled at its ends in slotted apertures in the bearingplates 23 and 24c, which form a supportingframe therefor, as shown inFigs. 2, 10 and 11, and leaf springs 26 and 27*, are suitably engaged onsaid frame plates and bear in any suitable manner against saidadjustable shaft or the gear thereon, as illustrated, and act to holdsaid shifting roll lightly inwardly.

The front wall of the casing inclines upwardly and rearwardly and overthe canceling inking rolls, as before described, as shown in Fig. 2, andis provided with a ticket slot, the sides 28 and 29, of said slotinclining inwardly and downwardly toward the point of contact betweenthe felt washers of the canceling rolls, as shown in Fig. 2. As shown, ametal plate 30, is secured upon suitable lugs 31, which may be integralwith the front plate, and as shown in Fig. 2, extends outwardly anddownwardly through the ticket slot in the front wall of the casing, andis provided with a restricted slot coinciding with the ticket slot inthe front wall of the casing.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 6, the front wall of the casing above the slot,is provided with downwardly directed ribs or teeth 33, which extend intothe ticket slot, and the edges of the slot in said plate 30, is providedwith projections or teeth registering therewith and acting to restrictthe ticket slot to prevent any object other than a ticket to be insertedtherethrough.

Means are provided for completing the motor circuit by the insertion ofthe ticket through the ticket slot. For this purpose, as shownmore'fully in Figs. 2 and 7, a rock shaft 34, is journaled at'its endsin the frame plates 23, and 24", and secured thereon is an arm 35, whichextends downwardly therefrom and to which is engaged a switch bar 36,which, as illustrated diagrammatically in Fig. 9, controls the motorcircuit. Secured on the partition 3, adjacent the switch bar, isacontact member 36*, whereon the switch bar closes in completing themotor clrcuit.

Extending forwardly fromthe rock shaft 34, and over the adjacentcanceling and inking rolls, are fingers 37, which extend to a pointbetween the rolls and intoposition to be engaged and depressed when theticket is inserted. Secured on. the front plate of the machine, arecorresponding fingers 38, which direct the inserted end of the ticketagainst the fingers 37, as illustrated in Fig. 2.-

When the ticket is inserted, the rock shaft is actuated to close theswitch immediately energizing the motor and driving the inking rolls andthe inserted ticket engaged by the inked felt washers, is drawntherethrough, each of the felt washers marking an inked line thereonspaced a sufficient distance apart'to enable the ticket to be identifiedby examination.

Journaled in the frame plates 23* and 24*, is a shaft 39, which is belowthe canceling rolls and adjacent the rear partition 3. Secured thereonand inclining downwardly and forwardly is a plate 40, which affords thefloor of the inspection compartment. Secured on one end of said plateand extending through a slot in the frame plate 23", is a pin 41, andengaged thereon at the outer side of the side wall of the casing is alever 42, adapted for manual actuation to swing said plate 40,downwardly, permitting the canceled and inspected tickets to fall intothe ticket collection compartment.

As shown, said plate 40, is normally supported, as shown in Figs. 2 and11, by the spring 26, which is the same spring whereby the adjustablecanceling shaft is yieldingly held in operative position. Thi spring, atits upper end, as shown, bears against said shaft, and against asuitable stud 4L2", secured on the frame plate 23", and at its lower endengages behind the pin or arm 41, as illustrated in Fig. 11.

As shown a plate 43, is secured on the front wall of the casing andextends rearwardly and downwardly into position to afford a stop for thelower end of the plate 40, and against which the lower end of the platei0, normally rests under the impulse of its spring AG' before described.

A plate of glass 44, is set in a suitable aperture in the front wallabove said plate $3, to permit ready inspection of the canceled ticketssupported upon the plate 40, as before described.

The operation is as follows:

The coins when inserted in the coin apertures in the cap 9, fall bygravity from one baffie plate to another following a tortuous passage,and to the compartment 10, from whence (if mounted in connection withthe registering fare box) they may be dumped into the hopper of the farebox for further operation. When the ticket is presented for fare, it isinserted into the ticket slot, thereby closing the switch for the motorby actuating the fingers or arms 37, downwardly. The ticket isimmediately seized by the felt washers on the inking rolls and drawntherebetween, canceled by inked lines on both sides thereof, and droppedupon the floor or plate 40, for inspection, the inclined position ofsaid plate admirably supporting the tickets in full view of the operatorand the public. When the ticket has been inspected,

the lever 42, is tripped, permitting the ticket to fall into thecollection compartment. Of course, upon the fall of the ticket from thecancelin rolls, the switch bar springs out of contact, and the motorcircuit is broken.

Of course, when the device is assembled in connection with a registeringfare box, which is itself driven by a motor, as is frequently the case,the canceling devices may be operated by the same motor that operatesthe fare register. Such a connection is illustrated in Figs. 1:2 and 13,in which. the fare register 13, is provided with a motor i8, from whencea shaft i9, is driven through the medium of a belt or sprocket chain 50,or in any suitable manner. and this may drive by means of suitableintermeshing bevel gears carried upon suitable shafts 5L. 52, 53, withthe pinion 54-, for driving the gear train before described.

Of course, if preferred, and perhaps more economically, the drive fromthe motor i8, to the train for the canceling rolls, may be effected bymeans of a flexible shaft or any of the well known or usual gears ofpower transmission. Obviously numerous detail of the construction andoperation and drive may be varied Without departing from the principlesof this invention. I have shown but a preferred form for the cancelingmechanism embodying my invention, and 1 therefore do not purposelimiting the patent granted otherwise than necessitated by the priorart.

.l claim as my invention:

1.. A. device of the class described embracing a casing. a slot thereinto receive the tickets, rotative inking means, fingered rocker means toreceive said tickets to pass the same between said inking means, aswitch arm on said rocker means to be actuated therewith by theinsertion of said tickets through said slot to operate said inking meansto deliver the tickets therethrough, an inspection compartment to whichthe tickets are delivered by the inking means, a spring supported bottomfor said inspection compartment, and manually operated means fortripping the same to deliver the tickets to a place of deposit.

2. In a device of the class described embracing a casing, a ticketslottherein, inking rolls in said casing, rocker means for receiving aticketfrom said slot to pass the same between said inking rolls, meansacting to yieldably hold one of said inking rolls in position, anelectric circuit in said casing, and a switch arm connected to saidrocker means adapted to close said circuit when a ticket is insertedthrough said slot to depress said rocker means thereby operrating saidinking rolls to deliver the ticket between said inking rolls to a placeof deposit.

3. In a device of the class described a casing, a ticket slot therein,inking mechanisms positioned adjacent said slot, fingered means movablymounted thereabove and projecting therebetween to receive the ticketfrom said slot and pass the same between said inking mechanisms, one ofsaid inking mechanisms yieldably mounted to permit passage of the ticketbetween said mechanisms, and contact means connected to and set inoperation by said fingered means by the insertion of said ticket throughsaid slot to drive said inking mechanisms to deliver the tickettherethrougli to a place of deposit.

4. In a device of the class described a casing, a ticket slot therein,inking rollers mounted adjacent the ticket slot, fingered rocker meansthereabove to receive a ticket inserted through said slot and pass thesame between said rollers, one of said rollers yieldably mounted topermit passage of said ticket between said rollers, driving means forsaid rollers to deliver the ticket therethrough, an arm connected withsaid rocker means, and an electric switch adapted to be moved to closedposition by said arm when said ticket is inserted through said slot todepress said rocker means to operate said driving means for saidrollers.

5. A device of the class described a casing having a restricted ticketslot therein, motor driven inking rolls journaled adjacent the ticketslot to engage the ticket inserted, and to draw the same therebetweenand to a place of deposit, and pivotally mounted fingers extendingdownwardly between said rolls operated by the insertion. of the ticketfor starting the rolls in operation.

6. In a device of the class described a car's ing, canceling inkingrolls, a motor to drive the same, a motor circuit and switch, and

means for closing the motor circuit to drive said rolls by presentationof a ticket or the like to the inking rolls, said means comprising arock shaft journaled in said casing, finger members mounted thereon andextending to a point between said rolls, and a switch arm on said rockshaft adapted to close said motor switch when said finger members aredepressed by the insertion of tickets.

7. A device of the class described embracing a ticket canceling farebox, embracing a casing, a ticket slot therein, a pair of inking rollsjournaled to receive the ticket therebetween when inserted in the ticketslot to ink both sides of the ticket simultaneously, a motor entrainedto drive said rolls, fingered rocking means associatedwith said rolls,and a switch operated thereby when a ticket is inserted to depress saidfingered rocking means for energizing the motor, and thereby deliveringthe'ticket through the'rolls.

8. In a device of the class described embracing a ticket canceling farebox including normally inert canceling means, an inspection box beyondthe same, co-acting fingered means mounted above said canceling means,an arm connected therewith whereby the ticket presented to the cancelingmeans acts to move said arm to energize the canceling means to cancelthe ticket and deliver the same thereby to the inspection compartment.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

JAY M. JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

CHARLES W. HILLS, Jr, FRANK K. VHUDSON.

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